St Thomas 'a Becket Church Pensford, Somerset Photo taken 1998

James SMITH m 1827 Mary Ann CHILTON James SMITH chr 26 Apr 1801 (St Thomas 'a Becket) Pensford, Somerset, England s/o Thomas SMITH (the Younger)/Jemima (JEFFERIES) (Submitted to IGI Batch Number 7408410 Sheet 54) James SMITH d 20 Dec 1887 (no place) (Submitted to IGI Film Number 538694) Also James SMITH d 20 Dec 1877 (no place) (Submitted to IGI Batch Number 7408412 Sheet 54) James SMITH m 8 Apr 1827 Pensford St Thomas, Somerset, England, Mary Ann CHILTON [Keynshamhundred, Pensford Marriages 1814-1904 R/N 9 transcribed by Doug Williams Mar 2009] (Also submitted to IGI Batch Number 7408412 Sheet 54) Poss Mary Anne CHILTON chr 6 Oct 1805 Farmborough, Somerset, England, d/o Lazarus CHILTON/Mary [IGI Batch Number C000802 extracted from parish records] Also Mary Ann CHELTON b 1806 Farmborough, Somerset, England (parents not named) d 23 Jan 1871 (no place), Spouse: James SMITH (no date) (Submitted to IGI Film Number 538694) 1841 British Census taken at midnight Sun/Mon 6/7 June [HO 107, Piece 947, Folio 11, Page 5] Dwelling at Mill Barton, Parish of St Thomas in Pensford, Somerset, Township of Pensford, District of Clutton & Keynsham, Somerset, England James SMITH, Head, 40, Blacksmith, born Somerset (b abt 1801) Mary SMITH, Wife, 35, born Somerset (b abt 1806) Elizabeth SMITH, 12, born Somerset (b abt 1829) Maryann SMITH, 10, born Somerset (b abt 1831) Jemmina SMITH, 6, born Somerset (b abt 1835) Jesse SMITH, 4, born Somerset (b abt 1837) Sarah SMITH, 4, born Somerset (b abt 1837) Alfred SMITH, 1, born Somerset (b abt 1840) Joseph HARRIS, 25, Blacksmith born Somerset (b abt 1816) 1851 British Census taken at midnight Sun/Mon 30/31 March [HO 107 /1938 provided by Roger Thomas] Pensford Street, Parish of St Thomas,Township of Pensford, District of Clutton Harptree, Somerset, England James SMITH, Head, Blacksmith, 48, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1803) Mary Ann SMITH, Wife, 46, born Farmborough, Somerset (b abt 1805) Jesse SMITH, Son, 11, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1840) Alfred SMITH, Son, 10, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1841) Thomas SMITH, 7, Son, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1844) James SMITH, Son, 3, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1848) (By 1851 the girls Elizabeth 23, Mary Ann 21, Jemima 15 and Sarah 14 had left home.) 1876 Letter A letter dated 8 Sep 1876 was written to relatives in Australia by 19 year old Emily Hardwell whose address was Prospect Cottage, West Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Somersetshire, England. Emily was the informant and was present at the death of her grandfather George SMITH on 1 Sep 1876 at Pensford. News of the family included: Your Uncle James Smith is still living in Pensford. All his children are grown up and doing well. He has two sons married. They are keeping the Smith's name well up for Tom Smith has four boys and Jesse 2 boys. He (James) has 2 daughters married and 2 daughters and 1 son seem to be confirmed old maids and a bachelor. They are all doing well and send their love to their cousin George. (from the collection of Delcie Barlow, via Wayne Sinclair) Children of James SMITH and Mary Ann CHILTON Thomas SMITH m 1775 Jemimah JEFFRIES © Created : 23 June 2006 © Last Modified : 3 December 2023 Email : juniperballarat@gmail.com URL : http://juniperballarat.net/public_html/gen/smith/smi_chi.html